I bought a XZ Premium locally second hand. THe phone worked great. I used Flashtool to stick EE firmware on as it had vodafone.
The thing is the camera does not work. when I select camera it shows the view. but when i press the button to take the shot ti does nothing, also the same with videos.
Snapchat video works?
any help?
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OK so did the systems test and when I take a photo on front or rear camera it is green.
now looking online its something to do with DRM and unlocing the bootloader
I dont think this phone has been unlocked , the service screen shows as unlock possible - no
Seems like the phone has it bootloader unlocked you should flash drmpath thats the only way it will work.
raven213 said:
Seems like the phone has it bootloader unlocked you should flash drmpath thats the only way it will work.
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Anyway to check? as it all points to the DRM issue but sont want to mess with it further as it still has warranty
shaz2sxy said:
Anyway to check? as it all points to the DRM issue but sont want to mess with it further as it still has warranty
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When you turn on your phone do you get a message ??
raven213 said:
When you turn on your phone do you get a message ??
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no messages, just the usual Xperia loading screen
Nothing like "your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"
raven213 said:
Nothing like "your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"
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nope nothing like that
For green photos you have to flash drmpatch which you will need unlocked bootloader and twrp installed. I'm not sure if it's possible but probably the owner before you relocked the bootloader?
raven213 said:
For green photos you have to flash drmpath which you will need unlocked bootloader and twrp installed. I'm not sure if it's possible but probably the owner before you relocked the bootloader?
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Thats whats quizzing me about this lol
its still under warranty so I might send it to Sony first to see what they do and if not i'll use xperfix
Alright good luck
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Hello!
i've a Xperia Z5
My bootLoader unlock allow Status is No.
How i can change this to yes and How i can root my device.
Is there any way to unlock the bootloader?
maxi65 said:
i've a Xperia Z5
My bootLoader unlock allow Status is No.
How i can change this to yes and How i can root my device.
Is there any way to unlock the bootloader?
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Hi,
-First you can't change it to yes
-Second You can't root your device for the time being cause you need an unlocked bootloader
-Third there's no way to unlock a bootloader unless you have "Unlocked allow yes"
-Fourth be polite next time and say at minimum "Hello" please
Assalam o alaikum!
I've found a software on YouTube to change bootloader status no to yes
maxi65 said:
Assalam o alaikum!
I've found a software on YouTube to change bootloader status no to yes
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just try unlocking, it can't do any harm
L33Tgod said:
just try unlocking, it can't do any harm
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I don't think so, we're talking about bootloader so it can f*cked up anytime I think it would be better to don't play with it if we're not sure.
This is just an advice, do what you want to do after that, I'm just giving my thought no need to follow it if you don't want to
What is the logic behind this?
I mean some devices are unlockable and some are not!
What this actually mean?
Well! Can i install custom recovery on locked bootloader?
maxi65 said:
Well! Can i install custom recovery on locked bootloader?
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Nope, you need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash anything.
So it simply means i can't flash any recovery,rom or root my device
That pretty much mean you can't do anything right now sorry bro
It means I've to sale out my device
And buy other brand like LG or HTC
Or exchange it against another unlockable one ?
I don't know, do as you like, sorry for you, just bad luck
http://bootloaderunlock.com/
I've found a video tutorial on YouTube with a link to download software to unlock the bootloader of devices those shows the status "Bootloader unlock allow:No"
Here is the video link
Beware a lot of fake videos are running through the Internet, I warn you, but as I said before do as you like.
If I were you I would not play with bootloader, either I change phone, or I wait for a locked bootloader tuto.
maxi65 said:
http://bootloaderunlock.com/
I've found a video tutorial on YouTube with a link to download software to unlock the bootloader of devices those shows the status "Bootloader unlock allow:No"
Here is the video link
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Did you try this? I found this video a while ago, decided not to try it
Why not to try it?
Okay now i decided to not to play with my z5 and change my device
Wise choice, still sorry for you mate
Thanks but this is definitely my last device from sony
This ain't Sony who's responsible, this is your provider.
I'm French I have a Z5 (no prenium no compact)
From Bouygues Télécom, and it ain't locked I'm actually rooted running a custom Rom everything is fine.
This is between you and your luck, you and your provider
Is there any chance to lock again my bootloader?
Unfortunately, you cannot relock the bootloader.
iArvee said:
Unfortunately, you cannot relock the bootloader.
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If BLU option in flashtool works , we have any chance to lock it again
SilverGamer_YT said:
If BLU option in flashtool works , we have any chance to lock it again
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No, unlike the old Z1/Z2/Z3 where you can easily lock and unlock the bootloader, you need the DRM keys. However, even if you have the DRM keys, you still cannot relock the bootloader. I backed up the DRM keys of my Z5 before and couldn't relock the bootloader. Basically once you unlock, you can't go back.
May I ask why you want to relock it?
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No, unlike the old Z1/Z2/Z3 where you can easily lock and unlock the bootloader, you need the DRM keys. However, even if you have the DRM keys, you still cannot relock the bootloader. I backed up the DRM keys of my Z5 before and couldn't relock the bootloader. Basically once you unlock, you can't go back.
May I ask why you want to relock it?
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I feel like there is no stuff for unlock the bootloader and the f****** green pictures when you make any update of software I don't really like it
SilverGamer_YT said:
I feel like there is no stuff for unlock the bootloader and the f****** green pictures when you make any update of software I don't really like it
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Well, there's AOSP 8.1. You can try the 4k all the time and the 120hz refresh rate. Though I'm not sure if that's fixed yet.
The DRM fix still works for me. You can manually flash the drmfix and not have to use xperifix.
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Well, there's AOSP 8.1. You can try the 4k all the time and the 120hz refresh rate. Though I'm not sure if that's fixed yet.
The DRM fix still works for me. You can manually flash the drmfix and not have to use xperifix.
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I know Sony cannot not change their DRM because if they do it they can make I big mistake like giving the DRM in their software and fix any unlocked phone
And for the aosp is for single SIM and doesn't works fine in dual SIM
Hello. I bought a used Xperia XZ2 compact, beautiful. But the quality of the photos (especially in the dark) is bad.
I have the doubt that the old owner had rooted the device or unlocked the bootloader, losing the DRM keys, causing the bad quality of the photos.
Is there a way to understand if the DRM keys are still on the phone?
I tried to access the hidden menu by typing *#*#7378423#*#* and in Service Info -> Security appears as in the attached photo.
Do you think the DRM keys are there?
Could someone take a screenshot on his XZ2 Compact with the DRM keys?
Thank you.
What stands in the service menu after bootloader unlocked ? If there stands like this : bootloader unlocked: yes
Then its unlocked for sure. And that stands under configuration
Pandemic said:
What stands in the service menu after bootloader unlocked ? If there stands like this : bootloader unlocked: yes
Then its unlocked for sure. And that stands under configuration
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it says bootloader unlock allowed: yes
it's like that for every phone, also the unlocked ones
Yes your DRM layer looks perfectly fine/functional.
the drm keys are restorable on xz2c even if someone unlocks the bootloader ?
bob1791 said:
the drm keys are restorable on xz2c even if someone unlocks the bootloader ?
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I have the same question.
David-538 said:
I have the same question.
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I unlocked the bootloader yesterday and checked for the drm key in the hidden menu.. and I found out that anything was changed... =)
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unexpectedly I notice that the booloader was not unlocked when I tried to install the twrp recovery. Doing again the oem unlock results in DRM Keys LOST... sorry for the inconvenience
bob1791 said:
I unlocked the bootloader yesterday and checked for the drm key in the hidden menu.. and I found out that anything was changed... =)
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That means it's lost right ? How's the camera quality now, still the same ? And does it take much longer to take a picture ?
David-538 said:
That means it's lost right ? How's the camera quality now, still the same ? And does it take much longer to take a picture ?
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If it was lost before I do'n't know because I bought the phone like new but the drm keys was provisioned and in other threads I read that this mean the drm keys are still there.. Of course the camera quality still is the same but sony removed this "function" (and for "this function" I mean the fact that if the drm keys are lost your camera won't works) with Android 9 and I already tested this with the XZ1 compact.
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If it was lost before I do'n't know because I bought the phone like new but the drm keys was provisioned and in other threads I read that this mean the drm keys are still there.. Of course the camera quality still is the same but sony removed this "function" (and for "this function" I mean the fact that if the drm keys are lost your camera won't works) with Android 9 and I already tested this with the XZ1 compact.
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Are you saying that after unlocking, one can't downgrade to older firmware versions, without breaking the camera ?
David-538 said:
Are you saying that after unlocking, one can't downgrade to older firmware versions, without breaking the camera ?
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I didn't say that.. I said that unlocking bootloader on Android 11 on my XZ2 compact didmn't break the camera and seems that the drm keys are still there. Furthermore Sony has removed the drm keys camera dependency since Android 9, so if you run Android 9 or newer you camera will still work even if you will unlock the bootloader.
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I didn't say that.. I said that unlocking bootloader on Android 11 on my XZ2 compact didmn't break the camera and seems that the drm keys are still there. Furthermore Sony has removed the drm keys camera dependency since Android 9, so if you run Android 9 or newer you camera will still work even if you will unlock the bootloader.
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Thanks, this is great news. I was wondering if keys get lost after unlocking the bootloader. Also are they still there after flashing custom roms ?
David-538 said:
Thanks, this is great news. I was wondering if keys get lost after unlocking the bootloader. Also are they still there after flashing custom roms ?
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I don't know if the keys still remain there after flashing custom roms... I think that they will be wipe because when you flash a rom you need to wipe everything but you can make a backup before doing some destructive operation. But I'm not sure about the backup and other stuff to preserve the drm keys...
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I don't know if the keys still remain there after flashing custom roms... I think that they will be wipe because when you flash a rom you need to wipe everything but you can make a backup before doing some destructive operation. But I'm not sure about the backup and other stuff to preserve the drm keys...
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Ok, but thanks for the info...
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Ok, but thanks for the info...
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You're welcome. I'm looking for a good custom rom to put in my XZ2 Compact right now....
Of course unlocking the bootloader delete the drm keys... But the camera is still working
bob1791 said:
Of course unlocking the bootloader delete the drm keys... But the camera is still working
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Uhm, how slow is capturing photos after unlocking the bootloader? I read somewhere that it becomes much slower. And that super slowmo video doesn't work after unlocking. Could you confirm that, or did it only happen on android 9 or older firmware?
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Uhm, how slow is capturing photos after unlocking the bootloader? I read somewhere that it becomes much slower. And that super slowmo video doesn't work after unlocking. Could you confirm that, or did it only happen on android 9 or older firmware?
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seems it is the same.. I taken a pic in a low light environment and I didn't notice any lag
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Uhm, how slow is capturing photos after unlocking the bootloader? I read somewhere that it becomes much slower. And that super slowmo video doesn't work after unlocking. Could you confirm that, or did it only happen on android 9 or older firmware?
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seems it is the same.. I taken a pic in a low light environment and I didn't notice any lag
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seems it is the same.. I taken a pic in a low light environment and I didn't notice any lag
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Okay thanks for the info.
How come this is possible?
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How come this is possible?
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This is not possible BL must be unlocked for any kind of flashing or installing twrp.
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This is not possible BL must be unlocked for any kind of flashing or installing twrp.
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I just realized that when I boot up the phone, it shows the "Redmi by Xiaomi" and below it says unlocked, (IDK if it has any relation). But the Developer options say that BL is locked and OEM Unlocking can be enabled. What does this mean?
This is same with me miui 11 stockrom
Magisk flashing creats bootloader locked
If i uninstall magisk it show unlocked again
Even Netflix installation works by this in playstore
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I just realized that when I boot up the phone, it shows the "Redmi by Xiaomi" and below it says unlocked, (IDK if it has any relation). But the Developer options say that BL is locked and OEM Unlocking can be enabled. What does this mean?
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Well that's cos at one point you had unlocked your bootloader and might have dirty flashed MIUI or used fastboot images, which aren't able to recognise the state. But in reality it remains unlocked and it just shows locked in the settings.
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Well that's cos at one point you had unlocked your bootloader and might have dirty flashed MIUI or used fastboot images, which aren't able to recognise the state. But in reality it remains unlocked and it just shows locked in the settings.
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Ohhh! Thanks! I'm learning so much.
Naveenthemi said:
Well that's cos at one point you had unlocked your bootloader and might have dirty flashed MIUI or used fastboot images, which aren't able to recognise the state. But in reality it remains unlocked and it just shows locked in the settings.
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Yes true. It is unlocked. The unlocked message at boot verifies that bl is unlocked.
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Yes true. It is unlocked. The unlocked message at boot verifies that bl is unlocked.
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I apologize if this is a bit too late, but I have a follow up question. Can I try to unlock the bootloader even if it's really unlocked just to connect my account to my phone or something like that?
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I apologize if this is a bit too late, but I have a follow up question. Can I try to unlock the bootloader even if it's really unlocked just to connect my account to my phone or something like that?
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If it's unlocked, the Mi account is already linked tho.
Even if you try you won't see a difference, maybe the unlocked symbol might come up.
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If it's unlocked, the Mi account is already linked tho.
Even if you try you won't see a difference, maybe the unlocked symbol might come up.
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So I won't have any problems doing it? The thing is I bought my phone with the BL already unlocked.
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So I won't have any problems doing it? The thing is I bought my phone with the BL already unlocked.
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Woah. Unauthorised seller eh. Are you sure you are running the Orginal MIUI? The reason Xioami started locking away the bootloader was cos of these unauthorised sellers, unlocking the device and flashing it with an outdated ROM. You should try, Go to Developer settings, link your current Mi account and then proceed to unlock. Or if it says an acc is already linked, lock the bootloader (only if on MIUI Stock, Custom ROM would lead to a bootloop), and now go link your account. (Do take backups before proceeding)
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Woah. Unauthorised seller eh. Are you sure you are running the Orginal MIUI? The reason Xioami started locking away the bootloader was cos of these unauthorised sellers, unlocking the device and flashing it with an outdated ROM. You should try, Go to Developer settings, link your current Mi account and then proceed to unlock. Or if it says an acc is already linked, lock the bootloader (only if on MIUI Stock, Custom ROM would lead to a bootloop), and now go link your account. (Do take backups before proceeding)
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Well, I did flash the latest MIUI Indian Global ROM a few weeks back so maybe I am running Original MIUI?
But I'm still gonna try to "unlock" it. And is there an option to keep all data after the unlock?
EDIT: I just read the Mi Unlock Tool's disclaimer and how they say some features won't work after the unlock. I mean, I know mine is unlocked but I think I'll just keep those features.
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Well, I did flash the latest MIUI Indian Global ROM a few weeks back so maybe I am running Original MIUI?
But I'm still gonna try to "unlock" it. And is there an option to keep all data after the unlock?
EDIT: I just read the Mi Unlock Tool's disclaimer and how they say some features won't work after the unlock. I mean, I know mine is unlocked but I think I'll just keep those features.
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Usually the first time you unlock it wipes your internal storage , but it doesn't wipe it in the subsequent unlocks (as far as I've tried). Yep it doesn't actually affect any system functions.. everything is as smooth as before..Find my device works fine as well..the only risk is that if your device gets stolen they could easily wipe MIUI and bypass that account lock by flashing a custom ROM.
I've successfully reverted back to stock rom using the rescue software but couldn't figure out how to relock the bootloader. Could anyone post a tutorial on it?
raiprasant62 said:
I've successfully reverted back to stock rom using the rescue software but couldn't figure out how to relock the bootloader. Could anyone post a tutorial on it?
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Fastboot mode => fastboot flashing lock
Will I get widevine L1 support back if I relock bootloader? And will I be able to unlock it again?
raiprasant62 said:
Will I get widevine L1 support back if I relock bootloader?
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I don't know
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And will I be able to unlock it again?
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yes
@raiprasant62 it is VERY CRITICAL that you have the correct stock ROM variant for your model installed before relocking bootloader or it'll lock and give a corrupt device warning and fail to boot!!!!
The ONLY safe way to relock bootloader is to use Motorola Rescue and Smart Assistant tool and then boot into the ROM and then attempt relocking
Has anyone successfully relocked the phone and checked Widevine L1 status after relock?
I read somewhere here that once unlocked.. this phone can never get L1 back and is stuck on L3 forever. But I can't find where. I wonder if it's speculation or has anyone actually tried it?
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Has anyone successfully relocked the phone and checked Widevine L1 status after relock?
I read somewhere here that once unlocked.. this phone can never get L1 back and is stuck on L3 forever. But I can't find where. I wonder if it's speculation or has anyone actually tried it?
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is there a fully working TWRP build available for this device which can backup /data? if yes then backup your data -> relock the bootloader -> boot into system and see what will happen.
As far as I know, there's no working TWRP currently, but I will keep looking. I haven't seen anyone talk about using it.
I did find this, from here, but I haven't found anyone talk about the pros and cons or if it worked or not. My phone hasn't been unlocked yet, because I'm unsure if I will get L1 back if I ever relock it. If I unlock it, I'll test a few of the ROMS on here out and see what happens.
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I did find this, from here, but
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that's all I could find, too. but it's unclear if it's able to decrypt & backup /data.
I assume it would be possible to bring back L1 since it depends on your verified boot state. it's like the Play Store certification I think.
@JonW434 I have heard users on Telegram saying that yes relocking bootloader that WV L1 does come back on Motorola devices
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@JonW434 I have heard users on Telegram saying that yes relocking bootloader that WV L1 does come back on Motorola devices
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Yeah it seems so.
Like you said in post #5, it seems the most important thing is to make sure to have correct version of stock rom installed for correct model. Outside of that, it just seems there aren't many people relocking in order to confirm it. But it seems like it should work like with any other phones. I've seen other Motorola users (for other models) that it relocks fine. I'm not sure where it came from that this phone can't do that, maybe it was a misunderstanding.
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I'm not sure where it came from that this phone can't do that, maybe it was a misunderstanding.
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some Moto's will never get back the state of "oem_locked" once they were unlocked. maybe that's the reason. but it doesn't effect the verfied boot state.
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some Moto's will never get back the state of "oem_locked" once they were unlocked. maybe that's the reason. but it doesn't effect the verfied boot state.
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Interesting. I've been outside the world of Android stuff for a few years and have been relearning everything, or some new things that have changed.
Is there a way to check the state of these things via an app or rooted file explorer or are this things inaccessible to us, in terms of modifying or viewing them?
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Interesting. I've been outside the world of Android stuff for a few years and have been relearning everything, or some new things that have changed.
Is there a way to check the state of these things via an app or rooted file explorer or are this things inaccessible to us, in terms of modifying or viewing them?
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on your fastboot screen bottom left: oem_locked, flashing_unlocked or flashing_locked
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Has anyone successfully relocked the phone and checked Widevine L1 status after relock?
I read somewhere here that once unlocked.. this phone can never get L1 back and is stuck on L3 forever. But I can't find where. I wonder if it's speculation or has anyone actually tried it?
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I don't know how to check that but after relock I was able to use Google wallet without any hacks. Also unlock again was not a problem. Now I am on stock 13 ROM rooted. That works good for me.